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A list of articles relevant to P5 Integrated Management are available to download below.

Reading widely is an important part of preparing for the exams – so use these articles as part of your study.

Some of the articles were written for the old 2000 syllabus. We have reviewed each article and those relevant to Integrated Management are listed.

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• Management Accounting - Performance Management (PDF 129KB) by Ian Herbert (June 2008)
  Ian Herbert analyses the pros and cons of employee empowerment and discusses the role of the management accounting function.
• Answer to question posed in above article (PDF 44KB)
  Ian Herbert analyses the pros and cons of employee empowerment and discusses the role of the management accounting function.
• Cultural differences (PDF 239KB) by Jerome Payne (June 2007)
  Jerome Payne explains why it's important for multinational organisations to be sensitive to the cultural differences between the countries in which they operate.
• Performance appraisal (PDF 136KB) by Ann Norton (April 2007)
  If you see performance appraisals as an annual chore to get out of the way, the chances are that your company isn't doing them properly, writes Ann Norton.
• Strategy, structure and culture (PDF 117KB) by Jerome Payne (February 2007)
  If there's one paper where you shouldn't tackle syllabus topics in isolation, it's P5, warns Jerome Payne, who explains how three key subjects are connected.
• BCG matrix (PDF 329KB) by Steph Edwards Nutton (December/January 2006/07)
  Is it wise to milk a cash cow to feed your problem child? Steph Edwards Nutton explains how to use the BCG matrix to analyse your company's product portfolio.
• Project management failures (PDF 127KB) by Ruth Court (June 2006)
  An alarming proportion of IT projects do not meet their stated objectives. Ruth Court investigates the main reasons behind project management failures.
• An introduction to the PRINCE2 project methodology (PDF 101KB) by Ruth Court from FTC Kaplan (April 2006)
• Complex decision making (PDF 225KB) by Bob Scarlett (March 2006)
  Several techniques are available to help managers with complex decisions to make. Bob Scarlett explains the strengths and weaknesses of four popular approaches.
• Guidance on how to use your additional 20 minutes reading time (PDF 85KB) by Martin Taylor (May 2005)
• Advice on how reading the business pages of quality newspapers can make your exam answers far more insightful (PDF 366KB) by Graham Pitcher (April 2005).
• The show must go on (PDF 451KB) by Graham Pitcher (July/August 2003)
  A detailed analysis of the theatre stage manager’s role can provide valuable insights for candidates, because the job requires top class project management skills.
• Give and take (PDF 350KB) by Richard Smith (March 2002)
  An understanding of transactions costs and network organisations.

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